Two persons believed to be members of a fake currency printing syndicate have appeared before a Kumasi Circuit Court and ordered to be held in prison custody.
The pleas of Kwadwo Kwarteng and Shaibu Alhassan were not taken and they would re-appear on October 21.
Their accomplice, known only as Buhari, is however, on the run and the police have mounted a search for him.
Police Chief Inspector Archibald Kwesi Fandoh, presenting the facts to the Court, presided over by Mr. Justice Emmanuel Amoh-Yartey, said the accused are friends residing at Atimatim in the Kwabre District.
On Sunday, October 4, Miss Evelyn Mensah, a Junior High School (JHS) student, who is also an MTN scratch card seller, sold one of the cards with a face value of GH�10 to Kwarteng.
He said the lady detected that the 10 cedi note received as payment from the accused was fake and made a report to the Old-Tafo Police, leading to his arrest.
During interrogation, he mentioned Buhari and Shaibu as his accomplices.
A search conducted by the police in his room uncovered a quantity of fake notes in GH�20 denomination, which bore the same serial number "BB3701848."
Also seized were a printing machine, chemicals and a pair of scissors used for the illegal activity and these were used as exhibits in Court.
Source: GNA
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